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Is there a sock inside the tank that is against the rear of the fuel cell. If you were running a circle track car that was all left turns, constant G force turning left, that orientation might be ok.
Not so sure that work well in a left and right turning world.
Not so sure that work well in a left and right turning world.
The pump sits in this "Bladder with baffles". It's a sock or a "bucket", if you will, with four one-way check balls. Aeromotive says using it will not let the pump go dry. There are also baffles in the tank.
Sorry for not getting around to this sooner but I've got some specifics on the engine components.
As already stated this is a 1973 340 block with a 4" crank (416"). Pistons are forged Icons. Zero deck. Piston to cyl. head clearance is .050". Compression is 10:1.
Brian pored the Edelbrock heads. The heads have 2.5" intake and 1.60" exhaust valves. He spec'ed out the camshaft and it's a custom hyd. roller from Comp Cams at 233/239 @ .050" on a 108 LSA. Lift is .626/ .635
The hyd. rollers are from Gaterman and the lifter bores have been bushed. Rocker arms are 1.6 Harland Sharps from Mancini. Manton pushrods.
Brian also ported the Melling high volume oil pump. The oil pan is the Milodon road race unit.
As already stated this is a 1973 340 block with a 4" crank (416"). Pistons are forged Icons. Zero deck. Piston to cyl. head clearance is .050". Compression is 10:1.
Brian pored the Edelbrock heads. The heads have 2.5" intake and 1.60" exhaust valves. He spec'ed out the camshaft and it's a custom hyd. roller from Comp Cams at 233/239 @ .050" on a 108 LSA. Lift is .626/ .635
The hyd. rollers are from Gaterman and the lifter bores have been bushed. Rocker arms are 1.6 Harland Sharps from Mancini. Manton pushrods.
Brian also ported the Melling high volume oil pump. The oil pan is the Milodon road race unit.
Super nice. Very similar to my engine. I bought a hyd roller from him. I also had a complete engine done for a customer car with similar specs.
Brian Hafliger
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The oil temp is wrong, my sender quit working so we temp gunned the pan.
Interesting. I did my setup almost identically. Does it attach to the pump hanger/ bottom of the cell or does it hang free?
I cut the foam in my cell to for clearance and got the pickup sock down into the sump, but I'd love to have some extra protection against sloshing.
Man, I went through hell getting this engine and trans together. Tried three pilot bushings, three clutch alignment tools. The throw out bearing puts the supply and bleeder lines at an angle that doesn’t jive with the slots they are supposed to come out of on the bellhousing.
Finally got them married and sat on the US Cartool copycat drivetrain dolly.
Now where did I put that car?
Finally got them married and sat on the US Cartool copycat drivetrain dolly.
Now where did I put that car?
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You'd think the thread was about valve covers...after 3 pages.
Did you say you had a friend that ported your heads? A military veteran or something that had no bench but "did a good job"..? Or was that someone else from San Diego.
How much money did the engine by itself cost you? dyno and all price?
The transmission cost with all parts to make work and installed?
Are we looking at 12 grand?
Did you say you had a friend that ported your heads? A military veteran or something that had no bench but "did a good job"..? Or was that someone else from San Diego.
How much money did the engine by itself cost you? dyno and all price?
The transmission cost with all parts to make work and installed?
Are we looking at 12 grand?
So my friend is going to port some J's. He works out of his garage and is just trying to gt going after a rough spell. Then Cogswell Marine and motorsports is going to flow them and do the valve job. The owner, Mitch Cogswell, and I are friends as well.
The friend that is porting the J heads has had his ported heads on the flow bench at Cogswell and Mitch said it was good job. I think you are misunderstanding about the heads being flowed or not being flowed. Friend "A" that is porting does not have a flowbench. Friend "B" has the machine shop and a flow bench. The heads get flowed.
For the engine? Yes. $12,500 to IMM but I purchased the Pro Flo efi and cylinder heads separate ($4000). The lifter bores are bushed and it took a sleeve so that added about $2500 into that cost.
Tremec trans., bellhousing, hyd. throwout bearing another $4,700. Probably another $3500+ into everything hanging off the k-frame.
You're looking at over 25k in these pics.
I know. Guys can beat me up about making as much power for less and be jealous about how much I've dumped into this so far but it makes me happy and it's cheaper than buying a new Challenger SRT or Hellcat, or whatever people pay stupid interest rates on.
It's not like Daddy is buying this for me. I get hazard pay for fighting wildland fires. I risk my life for that and I get paid extra when that happens. My job aint no joke and just the preparation, alone, to do my job would kill 3/4 of the guys on here. Summertime and Santa Ana's help me stack the cash. All my extra pay above my base pay has gone into this for the last 3 years. All this was hard earned.
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Dont read a bunch manure into my questions. I asked for everyone who may consider doing it and through the avenues you took. I also asked about your friend with the added detail to clarify who I was talking about..because in this case you didnt have him do the heads. It would have looked good for him making the numbers...not a knock.
We’re good. Thanks for the clarification.
gzig5
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What does tti say?
No reply yet. Left a message yesterday. Couldn't call today but they didn't call me back anyway.
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It's not in the chassis yet. The K-member to rear trans mount position is not established. And the T56 doesn't use the factory rear mount. That might be another source of difference between stock A833 and your T56 position.
Not sure if it's going to get any better. But it very likely could change from where it's at now.
What size TTI headers are those? 1 3/4" or 1 7/8" ?
Not sure if it's going to get any better. But it very likely could change from where it's at now.
What size TTI headers are those? 1 3/4" or 1 7/8" ?
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That's something to think about. Thay are the step headers, 1-5/8 to 1-3/4.
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I have 1-5/8 to 1-3/4 TTI with 1.14" t-bars. That less that an 1/8" total (less that 1/16" either side)
They are very close. I'm sure one side "self clearanced".
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